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About the camp

The hunting camp consists of 3 solid lodges. Each hut has its own air conditioner, bathroom, and toilet. Electricity and satellite phone are also available. Fishing for the Naked Tigerfish can be arranged in the Sangha River, which is 2 hours away from the camp after the hunt has come to an end. The large Tigerfish is known to weigh up to 80kg. and a Piranha-like bite. This is your chance to hunt in the newly discovered Congo-Brazzaville for exotic plains game species, Buffalo-Dwarf and Duiker. This hunt will take place in Northern Congo. This area has been logged in the past, so there is an extensive network of roads to facilitate hunting. The hunt begins the day after your arrival from tall jackals along the Mokoro River or logging roads. The other methods of hunting are stalking and habituation. Bongos can be hunted by searching open areas and roads, as they have a habit of coming out through openings to feed on newly emerged grass at the edges of open areas. This is one of the few areas in Africa where Bongo can be caught using this method. A large amount of logging roads from previous concessions allows for this relatively easy method of hunting no Bongo. For Sitatunga hunting, boats are used to access water and swampy areas that the Sitatunga frequents. You will see Gorillas and a wide variety of exotic wildlife on this Congo hunting safari.

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THE FLIGHTS TO CONGO...

are highly sought after and booked. Our advice is to make your reservation in time. If you are more than two hunters, then the best time to book is 3-4 months in advance. Your agent will advise you on the most suitable airline. If you have any difficulties with your reservation, you can contact us for help.

UPON YOUR ARRIVAL...

at the airport, you will be met personally by the owner of the farm and you will be taken to the farm in an air-conditioned van, which is two hours away from the airport.

THE HUNTING SEASON...

The hunting season in the Congo is from May to October. The most suitable months are May, June, August, and September. The hunters are personally accompanied by the owners of the farm, professional hunters, and stalkers.

THE HUNTING AREAS...

located in the northern part of the Congo and is one of the best areas of excellent trophies and biodiversity. The Tala-Tala area provides hunters with over 9 species of animals to shoot. The area is unprecedented and is one of the last untouched places on the continent accessible from the Ouesso town area. Hunting is mainly conducted on the move, by stalking or combined.

REQUIRED CALIBERS...

Any caliber with/above 7mm with/above 11.5g bullet is suitable for the purpose. The most commonly used are the 30-06 Springfield, 300 Win Mag, and 375 H&H Mag. Automatic and semi-automatic weapons are prohibited. A hunting ticket is not required, but if you are traveling with your own firearm you need a European Firearms Passport.

THE TROPHIES...

will be pre-prepared and prepared on the farm for transport by agent free of charge. In addition to the daily rates and trophy fees, the government requires a fee to be paid on all exported trophies. Some species require an export permit and others CITES permits.

Obtaining a Visa from your nearest Congo-Brazzaville Embassy is required.

WE RECOMMEND...

of our guests to start preventive anti malaria pills 2 weeks before your arrival. An updated Yellow Fever vaccine is also needed. Please check with your insurance company for full risk and accident coverage including helicopter evacuation. Remember that this is a hunt in a remote area inhabited by dangerous animals.

We offer two types of hunting safaris for the unique Bongo, Sitatunga and Dwarf Buffalo. Each safari is organized according to the desire and needs of each hunter. In combination, other types of animals can be harvested on site…

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Plan your unforgettable safari! If you have additional requirements, we will gladly organize your hunt, vacation or holiday according to your individual wishes with a guarantee of complete success! Paying attention to the smallest details, our service will also reach your homes. We will provide you with all additional information by e-mail or phone. Send an inquiry now and we will respond within 24 hours.

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Notable Hunt Species:

• Dwarf Forest Buffalo
• Forest Sitatunga
• Yellow Back Duiker

[column_full] We have successfully been booking safaris in the Congo for Bongo, Buffalo and Sitatunga. Our philosophy in Congo from the get go has been honesty, fair chase and ethical hunting in luxurious accommodations.

The outfitter has been working hard to build infrastructure in the area since tendering it in 2015. Luxury camps and strict anti- poaching laws have brought this area to life over the past two seasons. To date, the bongo have been 100% successful.

The area has a healthy population of Sitatunga as well as Dwarf Forest Buffalo. Duikers are plentiful and hunters can expect to take some on each safari. Yellow Back Duiker are present but success is going to be limited. The hunting season starts May 1st and lasts until October 31st. May, June, July and late-September through October are preferred times for the hunt. Two hunters at a time but on some exceptional occasions four clients may hunt on a 2×1 basis.

Camps are luxury individual chalets, each with en-suite showers and air conditioning. There is a common dining area and lounge where you will have meals and drinks each evening.

All species allowed on license.

Daily rates do not include any air travels to and from Congo and camp, applicable trophy fees, dipping and packing fees, export license, Cites licenses, hotels and meals before and after the hunt, hunting license, firearm license, taxes.

Other fees may apply. Contact our office for all the details.

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Ready for your next hunting adventure in Congo? Our website offers the best outfitters with access to the finest hunting grounds in the country. Whether you're searching for the thrill of the chase in the dense rainforests or a peaceful hunt in the savannas, we'll match you with the perfect outfitter. Click the button below to start your search for the perfect hunt in Congo.

Congo is home to some of the world's most abundant wildlife, including gorillas, elephants, and lions. Hunting in Congo is highly regulated, with specific hunting seasons and limited quotas in place to ensure sustainability. The country offers a variety of landscapes, from the dense rainforests to the savannas, providing a unique and diverse hunting experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. what types of game can i expect to hunt in the congo.

In the Congo, you'll have the opportunity to hunt various species, including forest buffalo, bongo, and various types of duikers.

2. What are the best months to go hunting in the Congo?

The optimal hunting season in the Congo is generally between May and October during the dry season, when the dense forest foliage thins out.

3. Is it safe to hunt in the Congo?

Safety conditions can vary, so it is critical to consult with your outfitter and check any travel advisories before planning your trip.

4. How can Craig Boddington Endorsed Outfitters assist in planning a hunting trip to the Congo?

We offer recommendations for experienced and reliable outfitters in the Congo, capable of guiding you through the unique challenges of hunting in a dense forest environment.

5. What kind of terrain will I encounter while hunting in the Congo?

Expect to navigate dense, humid rainforests and occasionally swampy conditions, which make the hunting experience quite challenging but rewarding.

6. What sort of permits and visas will I need for hunting in the Congo?

You'll need a valid passport, a Congolese visa, and specific hunting permits. Coordination with your chosen outfitter can streamline this process.

7. Can I combine my hunting trip with other activities in the Congo?

Certainly, the Congo offers breathtaking landscapes and opportunities for bird-watching, fishing, and cultural experiences alongside your hunt.

8. What gear should I pack for a hunting expedition in the Congo?

Specialized gear for tropical conditions, including lightweight, moisture-wicking clothing, sturdy boots, and a rifle suitable for dense forest hunting, is advised.

9. How do I get to my hunting destination in the Congo?

The primary international airports are in Brazzaville and Kinshasa. Internal flights or ground travel may be necessary to reach specific hunting areas.

10. I'm particularly interested in hunting forest buffalo in the Congo. Can Craig Boddington Endorsed Outfitters help me find a specialized outfitter for this?

Absolutely! We have strong relationships with outfitters experienced in forest buffalo hunts, ensuring that you'll have a memorable and successful adventure.

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A soggy jungle hunt ends with the animal of a lifetime.

Hard rain had pounded down for much of the day before, slacking off about dark. This is as good as it gets because forest animals are most active just after a rain. It isn’t just that all tracks are fresh or that the forest floor is quieter. I like to think a good rain washes away all dust and scent and holds back the tropical heat, at least for a few hours.

You can’t count on weather, you can only play the averages. That’s why Jason Hornady and I were in the Congo in late May, the beginning of the rainy season. Too much rain and roads become impassable, and the heavy rains should be weeks away. Sometimes the rains come late. On my first bongo hunt, in Central African Republic (C.A.R.) in the ’90s, also in May, we didn’t get a drop of rain the last two weeks. We also didn’t get a bongo. The motto in the forest is: “No rain, no bongo.”

This time we hit it right. The clouds built up through brutally hot mornings, and it rained like clockwork every couple of days. As I said, this last had been a hard rain. We made our way to a small salt lick, which was really just a muddy hole in a small cabin-sized clearing. Something had, literally, stomped a mudhole in the mudhole and had left clear tracks on the edges. Our pygmies got excited, and then everybody got excited.

The tracks were the deep, wide, slightly heart-shaped tracks of a big bongo bull. It was barely sunrise, so the tracks were fresh. We gathered rifles and gear, and Christophe Morio of Congo Forest Safaris voiced the unspoken: “This could be that big bull.”

There are seven African spiral-horned antelope of genus Tragelaphus. As hunters, we add the common and giant eland for a total of nine; the much larger elands are of genus Taurotragus. The bongo, species T. eurycerus, takes its name from the Kele language of Gabon. With weight exceeding 800 pounds, it is the largest antelope after the eland. It’s one of the world’s most colorful animals ranging from almost mahogany to bright orange, with 10 to 15 bright white side stripes and a prominent white nose chevron. Horns are thick and gently spiraled, often with polished ivory tips.

The secretive bongo is the great prize of the African forest. It is extremely elusive but fairly common in much of its range. There are three separate bongo populations. The eastern or Kenya bongo is confined to higher elevations on Mount Kenya and the Aberdares. Slightly smaller and more orange, the western bongo picks up in southwestern Sudan and continues through both Congos, southern C.A.R. and Cameroon, and into Gabon. Northwest of Gabon, the forest takes an odd break at the Dahomey Gap—and so does the bongo. Off to the west, the forest and the bongo start again in Ghana. Although scarce and smaller in West Africa, bongo are found from Ghana west to Guinea.

Bongo are on license in Liberia, but none have been taken recently. The eastern bongo has not been hunted since Kenya closed, so the best opportunities today are Cameroon, C.A.R., and Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville).

Modern Bongo Hunting

Bongo safaris are legendary for being uncomfortable, physically challenging, and not very successful. The first two are accurate—sort of. Today most bongo hunting is done in genuine climax forest. The forest is a difficult climate: hot, muggy, and thick. You are constantly bending and stooping to maneuver through vines. The pygmy guides, no taller than five feet, trot along the trails, but a six-footer is in trouble. But you are walking slowly, and in the forest you’re always in shade. Although supplies and logistics are the stuff of nightmares, camps are usually pretty good, as is camp fare. This is not the region of five-star lodges, but the outfitters do a great job.

The hunting is hard, but bongo hunting today is routinely successful. There are three options: tracking, tracking with dogs, and waiting over salt licks from elevated machans. Some folks say the “pure” method is tracking without dogs. I have hunted bongo without dogs. It is more difficult, but the big problem is that the best you can hope for is to follow tracks and shoot at a patch of red hide. There is almost no opportunity to see the horns to make a proper judgment.

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Then add in the pygmies and their dogs. There are no wild canines in the forest, so a bongo’s reaction to the dogs is inconsistent. You follow bull tracks, and when the pygmies feel they are close, they release the dogs. Some bongo ignore the dogs and walk away. Others charge immediately. The desired result is that a bongo stops to fight the dogs, which allows hunters to get close for a look. This method is not as “sporting” as pure tracking, but I think it is more ethical, because it allows you to see the horns and make a proper decision.

Hunting from machans can be productive, but it takes a lot of patience, sometimes over days and nights. It’s a good option for hunters lacking the mobility to track and is often used in the dry season. Warren Page, longtime shooting editor at Field & Stream, is the only other outdoor writer who has taken all nine of the spiral horns; his bongo was taken from a machan. To give credit where credit is due, his story was also titled “Bongo in the Congo.”

Or Is It “Zongo?”

I’ve done a dozen forest safaris, and I’d taken two bongo: one in C.A.R. and another in Cameroon—that’s plenty. Problem is I like the African forest. I didn’t need another bongo, but I wanted a dwarf forest buffalo, and I wanted to hunt the Congo.

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Perhaps you recall that the company that bears Jason Hornady’s last name had a line of “Zombie Max” with hilarious packaging. My wife, Donna, and I, Steve and Jill Hornady, and my stepson Jim had an impromptu dinner at a SHOT Show. Jim and Steve are zombie freaks, have watched every movie, can recite the scripts, and know every preventative measure. Somebody, possibly me, suggested that somebody else, possibly Steve, didn’t have a hair on his…never mind…if he didn’t do a line of anti-zombie ammo. We finished the evening with all the loads preserved on a napkin. Done.

Three days later my cell phone rang. It was Jason Hornady. “Boddington, what have you done? You have to talk my dad out of this crazy zombie stuff. We’ll be the laughingstock of the industry. My children will starve.”

“Jason, have you had much luck talking Steve out of something he’s set on?”

Long silence. “Okay, it’s all on you.” (This is exactly what Steve would say.) “This will be a disaster. Let’s make a bet? What do you want to hunt, your nickel or mine?”

I gulped and thought fast. What I didn’t know was that all of my friends at Hornady—except Steve—were against the idea. I’m not a zombie freak, but now I was stuck.

“Jason, you haven’t hunted bongo.” I blurted. “I still want a dwarf buffalo. I’ll bet you a forest safari that zombie ammo sells.”

Well, Jason lost the bet, but not really because the zombie gag made a lot of money. We settled on Congo Forest Safaris with Jean-Luc Damy and Christophe Morio. Their area in northern Congo is accessible by good roads and internal flights, so no expensive charter was needed. Jason and I were a perfect match: Congo is great for bongo and is also considered “better” for dwarf buffalo. But that’s relative. There are no sure things for that animal. So we were off to hunt bongo.

Jason’s Gamble

Congo Forest Safaris was in their second year of operation, pioneering a huge area of unbroken forest north of the Odzala National Park. They had built a good camp, opened a few roads, and developed salines. Natural mineral licks are common throughout the forest zone and attract all manner of forest animals. Hunters add salt and make their own licks. In the main they serve as places to find tracks. Trail cameras have revolutionized much hunting, and they’ve come to the forest. Jean-Luc and his team had thousands of photos of all manner of wildlife: gorillas, elephants, chimpanzees, duikers, sitatunga, and lots of bongo. A few buffalo were in the mix, but bongo was the most common large animal, and sensibly, Jean-Luc and Christophe had developed their area first for bongo.

From the beginning, I’d had confidence in Jason getting his bongo, but a family commitment required him to cut short his hunt. As with all hunting, things can happen fast, but every day helps, and forest hunting takes time. Time to wait for rain, time to find tracks, time to become familiar with the strange forest environment, where visibility is rarely 10 yards.

Jason’s days went quickly. On his next to last day, he went one way with PH Yannick Exalto while Christophe and I went another, looking for buffalo tracks but also looking for a bongo track that Jason might follow. We agreed to meet back at camp at midday.

Late in the morning we found a huge bongo track crossing a forest road, so we marked it and hot-footed it to camp. Noon came and went, no Jason. Shortly after one, we heard distant voices, and then they rolled into camp with Jason’s bull and singing the “bongo song.”

The Toughest Buffalo

Congo Forest Safaris has been nearly 100 percent on bongo, but other forest game is a work in progress. They’ve taken a couple of huge forest sitatungas, which may be the most difficult of all, and most hunters add forest duikers. We saw bay, Peters,’ and blue duikers, and much sign of the big yellowback duiker, but Jason didn’t have time and I’d had these from previous safaris.
They have not yet taken a dwarf forest buffalo in this area. They will, there are good numbers, but their area is largely unbroken forest with few openings, where the buffalo prefer to graze. In my two weeks, we followed fresh buffalo tracks at least eight days but never caught them where a shot might be possible. Instead, we bumped them at point-blank range and heard them crash away, glimpses but no chance to pick out the bull. It was dangerous as well as difficult. We kept on; to the end I thought we might get lucky, but it didn’t happen. Off to the south the forest opens up, and that’s where the forest buffalo roam.

Jason’s commercial flight out was cancelled, so we drove to Brazzaville, passing the Odzala National Park. There, in broad daylight, adding insult to injury, we saw buffalo along the blacktop. The Congo has only been reopened for a couple of years; better areas for buffalo are not yet hunted, and bongo probably stop where the forest opens. Jean-Luc and his team will continue to develop their area. There are unreachable clearings, and areas to the south may become available. So maybe I’ll try again, but on this hunt we were in the land of big bongo.

That Big Bull!

From the start I’d made it clear that a bongo wasn’t my goal, and every possible effort was made for me to get a buffalo. But I’m a realist. Through no fault of my team, I was not in the right place for the game I desired most. I’d seen the tracks, and I’d seen the photos.

They had pictures of lots of big bongo, but they had a picture of this one distinctive bull that was huge-bodied with heavy and unusually wide horns. It’s an overstatement to say he was “frequenting” a particular saline; they picked him up only once every week or two. But on that morning after a big rain, I knew exactly what Christophe meant when said, “This could be that big bull.”

The great pygmy hunters took the spoor, so it was now down to luck. They lost it twice, found it again, and then we found fresh dung that was still warm. We’d been following less than an hour when they unleashed the dogs. Dogs are critical. They must be the right dogs, and these were well trained and experienced. They lit up within five minutes, and now we were scrambling, running and slipping in mud, sweating, and out of breath.

The fight was in a thick grove below a slight rise. The din was deafening, and there was the occasional flash of white dog. I slid in beside Christophe. I saw red movement and white stripes, and I looked carefully. This is the great advantage to hunting bongo with dogs. As the bull circled and thrust, I saw not only the horns, but also I knew, with absolute certainty, that this was that bull—not just a bongo, but the animal of a lifetime.

When the dogs cleared for a moment, I took the shot, the Aimpoint dot bright on the orange hide. Full of adrenaline,he took the 300-grain DGX and continued to fight. So I shot him again and yet again. And then we went forward to look at the most magnificent African animal I’ve ever seen.

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Bongo: King of the African Forest

Author Craig Boddington reckons that this massive bull taken in Congo (Brazzaville) in 2018 is his best-ever African animal. Body size is amazing, certainly exceeding 800 pounds.

It’s a myth that hunting for bongo is always hot, miserable and exhausting. Truth is, this large spiral-horn antelope is a challenge.

By craig boddington.

The forest floor was dry. Leaves crackled with every step. The big track of a single bull led us through thick forest. Our Pygmies held the spoor, now and again losing it, casting ahead, then moving on. We followed for hours through dark forest. Visibility was 30 yards or less. Often, we moved on hands and knees. Naturally, the Pygmies saw him first, although what they saw I will never know. I saw nothing until the bull moved. The rifle was coming up when the bull went to the right, across our front. I had the impression of a big orange animal, no clue on horns. Then he was gone, long before the rifle got to my shoulder. That was the 20th day of my first bongo safari. It was the only bongo I glimpsed in three weeks of hard hunting. It seemed we followed that bull for miles, but probably not. You don’t cover much ground as you wind through thick forest. Nor, in my experience, does a bongo bull travel far. He is the true king of the African forest, supremely confident in his dense habitat.

GOOD LUCK AND BAD

That was my first safari in the African forest. I hunted with Jacques Lemaux. We hunted in southeast Central African Republic in May 1996, not far from the border of Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the previous 20 years I’d been on many safaris. I thought I knew African hunting. Maybe I did, but I didn’t know the forest. I’d never hunted vegetation of such uniform density. It’s daunting and days pass without seeing a living animal. We were hunting by pure tracking with great Pygmy hunters. Bongos were plentiful, along with other forest game, but it’s tough. At the outset, Jacques explained that a bongo safari usually unfolds in four phases. “First, we find tracks,” he said. “Then, we make contact. Then we see the bongo. Finally, we shoot him.” The first part was easy. I suppose we started fresh tracks seven or eight times. Phase 2 also wasn’t so bad. We made contact several times, hearing unseen bongos crash off in front of us. Once, we were so close that a branch was still swaying as the bongo casually walked away from us. But we only caught one glimpse of that orange hide. I would learn on subsequent safaris that this part of the forest isn’t as dense as it gets. Technically, this was finger forest, interspersed with occasional fingers of savanna.

As with all tracking, there’s luck as to where the animals are when you make contact. My hunting partner, the late Sherwood Scott, was guided by Rudy Lubin, also a great forest hunter. They tracked a bull into one of those narrow savannas and Scotty shot him when he jumped from his bed. I didn’t have that kind of luck and we also had poor luck with rain. In May, it should have been raining every second or third day. Rain is critical to forest hunting. All forest denizens seem most active after a rain and, after a hard rain, all tracks are fresh and the forest floor is quiet. We started this hunt with good rains. Scotty got his bongo and Jacques and I had tracks to follow. Then it didn’t rain for two weeks! Earlier in the season, bongos are often hunted from machans and, when the Pygmies employ dogs, quiet doesn’t matter so much, but for pure tracking, you need rain. A great truth I learned on that hunt: “No rain, no bongo!” With all the great prizes, you’re better off to concentrate all your efforts on that one animal, to a point. Encounters in the forest are random. I did not follow the credo of “bongo or nothing.” Afternoons, we often called duikers. One sweltering afternoon, sitting on a termite mound, I thought a herd of buffalo was stampeding. A lone yellowback duiker came in! Once, checking a distant salt lick for bongo tracks, we saw giant forest hogs wallowing. At hunt’s end, I wondered if I might have been more successful if I had stuck with the bongo program. Maybe, but the yellowback and a big giant forest hog were awesome consolation prizes. Today, I know the forest is too fickle for absolute specialization. A final truth from that first forest safari: “Take what the forest offers.”

MYTH AND REALITY

It is said that an early missionary who liked to hunt convinced local tribes that the bongo carried leprosy. The story may be true, but contagion is not. The bongo is of the spiral-horned tribe, Tragelaphus eurycerus. From Greek, the former means goat-deer, and the latter comes from the word for broad-horn. It was first described by naturalist William Ogilby in 1837. The common name of bongo was first used in 1861 by the Kele tribe of Gabon. There are two clear races of bongo. T. e. eurycerus, the western bongo, and T. e. isaaci of the Kenya highlands. Larger and darker, the Kenya bongo has not been huntable since 1977. The western bongo ranges from southwestern Sudan, west across the forest zone to Sierra Leone. Westernmost bongos are smaller. Many hunters believe the “West African bongo” should be separated, but it’s a moot point — current hunting opportunities are restricted to Cameroon, CAR and Congo. The bongo is the largest forest antelope, sometimes bigger than a dwarf forest buffalo! A mature bongo bull will weigh 600 pounds and an outsized bull can exceed 800 pounds. It’s one of Africa’s largest antelope. Some of the orange color comes from red forest soil, but they are typically deep chestnut, with black nose, the white nose chevron of the spiral-horned tribe, and black and white highlights on ears and lower legs. The stripes descend from the spine, but don’t necessarily match one side to the other. The western bongo is not scarce, although densities vary. It’s been decades since a sport-hunted bongo was in Liberia, but all the local guides I hunted with told of (rarely) taking bongos! In the deepest forests of Cameroon, CAR and Congo, the bongo is the most plentiful large ungulate. I’ve hunted bongo, dwarf buffalo and sitatunga in all three. My best guess in most places I’ve hunted is that you’ll find 10 bongos for every buffalo and 10 buffalos for every sitatunga.

In the forest, the bongo has no enemy save man. There are no wild canines and few lions. A leopard may take a young calf, but no leopard will mess with a mature bongo. Both males and females have similar horns and they know how to use them. I’m not certain the bongo is uncannily wary. Many are taken along logging roads. Bongos taken from machans are usually shot in the open. Like all spiral-horns, they are cautious and suspicious. But with the bongo, close cover is its friend and the hunter’s enemy. Legend has it that the bongo safari is really tough. Hot, miserable, and exhausting. This I find to be a myth. All forest hunting is more difficult than most African hunts. But you’re walking in perpetual shade, and the air cools wonderfully after a rain. The country looks snaky, but venomous serpents are uncommon, as are flying insects, although many of the branches you brush against hold biting ants. There are plenty of thorns and stinging nettles. In the forest you wear long sleeves and long trousers and secure your trouser cuffs. The pace is slow when tracking, the slower the better. With dogs, there will be a mad, heart-pounding scramble at the end, but I find just two things about forest hunting especially taxing. First, you are constantly bending over and kneeling down to get under hanging vines and branches. There is good reason why the Pygmies are short. Second, it’s mentally a killer. You aren’t constantly enjoying wildlife as in much of Africa. You’ll hear, and occasionally see, monkeys and gorillas, sometimes elephants, but days may pass without seeing an animal. You must keep your eye on the ball and believe it’s gonna happen.

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When Kenya was open, hunting bongo in the high, dense bamboo forests of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya was almost impossible. Many hunters tried, but few were taken. Our SCI Record Book lists just nine Kenya bongo. Rowland Ward’s, with over a century of data, lists 83. Both books have multiple pages of western bongo entries. Southern Sudan hasn’t been hunted since 1983. Hunters who were there said Sudan offered some of the easiest bongo hunting. It had finger forest with enough openings where bongo could be gently driven, unimaginable anywhere I have hunted. Despite my first failure, bongo hunting is far more successful today than in the old days. I don’t conclude there are more bongos, although that’s possible. Rather, at least through the 1970s, heavy-tusked elephants were the primary quarry. Bongos were an afterthought. Commercial poaching ravished elephant herds throughout the region. In order to stay in business, outfitters had to learn how to better hunt the game they could offer, and they have. Bongo hunting is almost routinely successful today.

I got my first bongo in 1997, hunting with African legend Alain Lefol in southwestern CAR near Cameroon. This was climax tall-tree forest, much denser than what I’d seen the previous year — and I’d thought that was thick! My bull came about halfway through the hunt, a big, heavy-horned old bull. Not to suggest it was easy. Hunting two-by-two, Joe Bishop and I hunted for 42 days between us. The shot at my bongo was the only cartridge fired! In mitigation, Joe had a good bongo and wanted a monster or nothing. He passed “medium” bulls, any of which I’d have been happy with. Having hunted bongos in today’s three options, I have no strong preferences. Bongos are plentiful in the forests of southern Cameroon, likewise in northern Congo just to the south.

Typically, bongos get bigger the farther east you go, so CAR may offer better odds for a monster, but all three have recently produced really big bulls. And, unlike my friend Joe Bishop, few hunters pass a good bongo looking for a bigger one. Part of today’s success is based on widespread creation of artificial salt licks and enhancing natural licks. All forest animals are drawn, over time maintaining and expanding clearings, offering good places to find fresh tracks and creating opportunities for machans. I’ve spent plenty of nights in trees but have never taken a bongo — or anything else — from a forest machan, but many hunters have. Pygmies and their dogs also have much to do with modern success. Today it’s common to denigrate use of dogs as less sporting. Having done it both ways, I don’t agree. Absent dogs, your trackers will know a bull track. They can’t know if a female has wandered across, and no one has any idea of the horns. Getting a clear look is unlikely. Most of the time you will shoot a spot of red hide — and then learn what you have shot. On my first bongo, I shot a circle of red hide, just enough hint of stripes to believe I was shooting at the shoulder. Dogs are not certain. Absent wild canines and with the bongo’s supreme confidence, some bulls simply walk away. Others try to kill the dogs and sometimes they do. However, dogs offer the best opportunity to see the horns, making sure not only of a bull, but a bull you are happy with. Sherwin Scott’s 1996 bongo was a nice bull, 27 inches and heavy, well into our record book. They didn’t see it clearly, which is normal. I’d have been delighted, but Scotty wasn’t happy. With dogs, you should be able to see the horns and make a decision.

My second bongo, in southern Cameroon with Guav Johnson and Mayo Oldiri, was about the same as Scotty’s. It was a wild, exciting melee. I saw the horns, knew what the bull was (and was not). I saw what I was shooting, and knew I’d be happy. Based on selectivity, I have no ethical issues with dogs. More exciting than endless nights in a machan. Bongo equipment is simple. Tough, quiet clothing plus light leather gloves for thorns and nettles. Bring two pairs of light, comfortable hiking shoes with quiet soles that are not too aggressive. They’re gonna get wet, so high-top canvas is by far the best, but the main thing is to be certain you can walk in them comfortably all day, wet or dry. The only special item: Small gardening shears in a belt holster. You’ll be amazed at how quick and quiet you are if you snip your way through. The shot on bongo will be close, so discussion of rifles and cartridges is largely meaningless. Definitely dangerous when wounded, the bongo is, after all, an antelope. Australian friend Greg Pennicott shot a wonderful bull with the “camp” 6.55! Because the forest is also inhabited by forest elephants and dwarf buffaloes, both with reputations for short tempers, most hunters go much heavier. If hunting from a machan is on the plate, then a clear, bright scope is essential, but on foot, sights don’t matter much. My first bongo was taken with a scoped .416 Rigby. My second with an open-sighted Krieghoff double .500. My third with .375 Ruger with an Aimpoint red-dot reflex scope. All three setups worked just fine.

CONSOLATION BONGO

Honestly, in 2018 I didn’t want another bongo. I wanted a dwarf buffalo! So, Jason Hornady and I hunted with Christophe Morio and Jean-Luc Damy’s Congo Forest Safaris. There were plenty buffalo and bongo, too! We hunted in the far north, just across the river from Cameroon. The problem with buffalo is you hunt them in climax forest where there are very few openings where we could catch buffalo grazing. So, we hunted them by pure tracking, just like bongo, except buffalo (at least these buffalo) were at least as wary as bongos. We tracked buffalo almost every day. Fortunately, Jason wanted a bongo and took a nice bull without incident. Meantime, buffalo kept giving my team the slip. Almost every day we saw fresh bongo tracks we could have followed. Christophe and Jean-Luc had created numerous mineral licks, many with trail cameras (another modern enhancement to forest hunting). We had no trouble finding buffalo to follow, and I was getting a kick out of seeing amazing bongo bulls on the cameras, especially one massive-bodied bull with wide, heavy horns. He was dropping by a certain mineral lick, not regularly, but every few days. At the start, I believed the buffalo was just a matter of time. We got so close, bodies moving just ahead, too thick to sort out the bull. The halfway point came and went. Then we got a glorious all-night rain, which stopped just before dawn. We did not find buffalo tracks to follow on that perfect morning but, at that certain lick, we did see the fresh tracks of a very big bongo bull. Well, the buffalo project wasn’t progressing, and I’d never said I would not take a bongo. Christophe studied the huge track and said nothing. Maybe he knew, maybe we just hoped, but we took the track, our Pygmies with dogs on leashes. What a morning! We ran smack into a good forest elephant, gave him a wide berth, and a few minutes later heard a gorilla drumming close by. After just an hour, our Pygmies deemed the tracks fresh enough and released their dogs. Minutes later, all hell broke loose.

Fast as we could, we followed the dogs. Then the furious barking grew in-tense and the sound stabilized. This was the mad scramble! Already winded, slip-ping and sliding, I struggled forward, pitching up next to a big tree, a little depression before me. Red, white-striped hide, dogs swirling. The fight turned to me and I saw the horns, thick and wide. I knew this bongo! The dogs parted for a moment and I saw the red dot clear on the shoulder.

I hadn’t come for a bongo, and another year would pass before I finally got the dwarf buffalo I’d wanted for so long. But this was the massive bongo we had pictures of, an awesome consolation prize and my best African animal. You take what the forest offers.

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Thanks Jerome! I would love to hunt this part of Africa someday.  

James.Grage

Jerome i know that they are in operation... I did not check out state department on travel there... Just found out traveling to Zimbabwe that the USA will not allow credit card use in the country. Sometimes our government makes it difficult to go places and hunt.  

Thanks Jerome I would love to hunt those Giant Forest Hogs but can't find anyone that can make is affordable to a blue collar worker But I'll keep dreaming.  

That Elephant is huge! Maybe a little thin but he has some length. As others have said....some day...  

Here is an informative article on Forest or Pigmy Elephant: Differences Between the Forest Elephant & the African Bush Elephant  

Jerome, I believe he was giving qutoa to Ian to book as well. I'm almost positive it was him. If this is the same outfit I can tell you guys that if you want a bongo to book this year. I found his prices to be at least $10,000 cheaper than anyone elses. If I hadn't already put a deposit down on a hunt I would have booked this hunt as I am in the boat with you guys. Its a wet dream to hunt bongo and derby eland but one I don't think I can ever justify. That's just too much money. This bongo hunt was in my price range though.  

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No other offers with Gorillas sitting in the middle of the track. "Hunting schedule" determined by a once per week flight schedule. Trip to camp is time determinate on river crossing! That travel schedule sure makes you realize you are in the wilds of Africa. Incredible!  

Wrong Congo James.  

sestoppelman said: Wrong Congo James. Click to expand...

AfricaHunting.com said: Here is an informative article on Forest or Pigmy Elephant: Differences Between the Forest Elephant & the African Bush Elephant Click to expand...

There are two. The little one to the west and the big one in the middle formerly Zaire, formerly Congo, the one you posted about. The Congo in question is the little one.  

James.Grage said: What Congo then Click to expand...

Norwegianwoods

• Apr 12, 2012

Would be great to hunt there. But in the first photo of a "Gorilla". Isn't that a Chimp?  

Saaiman Safaris

Clearing things up Hi Guys, Just to clear things up: The Congo that we are hunting in is not the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo - Kinshasa), it is the Republic of Congo - better known as the French Congo or Congo Brazzaville. It is the one that is West of the Congo River. The area where we hunt is -as was speculated by "Brickburn" - exceptionally rural. There is a river crossing because there is no bridge, but the good thing about this area is that you fly commercially to within about an hour's drive from the area - so no expensive charters required. That being said, i do not thing credit cards - or any cards for that matter - will be of use anywhere apart from some establishments in Brazzaville and Point Noir, cash is the best way to go. You will however not be able to get CFA in your country, you can change your money - preferrably Dollars or Euros - at the airport. Secondly, as "Norwegianwoods" noticed, that photo is of a chimpanzee and not a gorilla. Hunting in these forests will give you the experience of hunting a truely wild area, there are no fences or lodges or resorts or anything of the kind in the area. Getting the camp to its current state - which might seem a bit primitive to some - was an endeavour of mananamous proportions, if you take into account that there was no roof paint to be found in the country. Anyway, you will not find a more authenticly wild hunting experience than that. Please feel free to post any questions you might have, i will keep my eye on the thread and try to answer as many as possible. Ivena. PS: Please note that our website is currently offline pending redesign.  

Ivena, firstly my very best wishes to you and all invlolved in this venture for the very best in success. This is a unique, true wilderness "old-school Africa" offering that is all too rare and I congratulate you and all those responsible for having the "mettle" to withstand the challenges of operating in such conditions. Secondly as someone who has had first hand experience in organising and building in, albiet different, but equally, remote areas I congratulate you for being in the postion of being able to offer what looks like very comfortable and functional facilities in the middle of no-where. I cannot begin to imagine the cost implications and logistics of getting this hecrulean task accomplished and do hope that those visiting appreciate the efforts. The very best of luck to you all, I do hope that the wind holds true for you and your efforts are rewarded. Paul.  

• May 18, 2012

Awsome!! That would be one great hunt!  

Wow, that a huge BONGO!  

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